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Abstract
A filter circuit (200) using an active inductor is disclosed. The filter circuit (200) has a first terminal (In 1/Out 1) and a second terminal (In 2/Out 2). The filter circuit (200) includes a first transistor (M1) and a second transistor (M2). The filter circuit (200) further includes a first switch (S1), a second switch (S2), a first capacitor (C1), a second capacitor (C2), and a resistor (R). The first and second transistors (M1/M2) and the resistor (R) and the first and second switches (S1/S2) are together connected in a current mirror topology. First and second capacitors (C1/C2) are connected at first and second ends of the filter circuit (200), respectively. The filter circuit (200) may be configured to take either the first terminal (In 1/Out 1) as an input and the second terminal (In 2/Out 2) as an output, or the first terminal (In 1/Out 1) as an output and the second terminal (In 2/Out 2) as an input, by changing the on-off states of the first and second switches. The transistors are interconnected in a current mirror fashion. Depending on the switch position, one of the transistors also acts as part of the active inductor, causing the circuit to operate as a low pass filter with a complex pole pair and a real pole. LPFs allow signal flow in either direction depending on the switch position. For use in conjunction with a passive mixer (420) in a TDD environment.
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Technical Field
Embodiments herein relate to a filter circuit. In particular, they relate to Low Pass Filters (LPFs) implemented by using active inductors.
Background
Wireless communication systems typically include a complex chain (complex chain) of transmitter and receiver circuits, including several frequency conversion steps. The transmitter circuitry typically up-converts (up-convert) the baseband signal to a Radio Frequency (RF) signal for transmission, and the receiver circuitry down-converts (down-convert) the received RF signal to a baseband signal for processing. This frequency conversion requires a mixer to mix the two signals.
The transmitter (Tx) typically includes a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), a Low Pass Filter (LPF), an up-conversion mixer, and a power amplifier module. Similarly, the receiver (Rx) includes an analog-to-digital (ADC), LPF, down-conversion mixer, and low noise amplifier module. Many wireless systems operate in Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) mode in which Tx and Rx are active simultaneously. This makes it very difficult to use the same hardware module in Tx and Rx modes. However, many wireless systems also operate in Time Division Duplex (TDD) mode. These systems turn on one of Tx or Rx at a time, making it easier to share the same hardware modules. Such as second generation (2G), time division code division multiple access (TD-CDMA), time division long term evolution (TD-LTE), 5G high frequency band, etc.
An analog low pass filter is used as an anti-aliasing filter in both the transmitter and the receiver, placed between the data converter and the frequency converter, i.e. after the digital-to-analog converter (DAC) in the transmitter and before the analog-to-digital converter (ADC) in the receiver. Typically they are implemented as operational amplifiers (op-amps) with feedback elements that generate complex poles to effectively suppress aliasing frequencies while delivering the desired signal with minimal distortion. Other alternatives are to use active or passive components such as inductors, capacitors and resistors to form these filters. Most applications, however, require the filter pole to be complex to achieve the desired attenuation at the stop band while keeping the pass-band gain drop (pass-band gain) to a minimum. A real pole gives 3dB of attenuation at the pole frequency, which would result in 9dB of attenuation at the pole frequency, for example, if third order filtering were required to achieve the desired stop band attenuation. If all poles are co-located, this means a significant "gain drop" in the passband that is unavoidable. For example, a real pole/zero has a Q value of 0.5, which means a 3dB deviation at the pole/zero frequency. The Q value of the complex pole pair is by definition greater than 0.5, resulting in less "gain drop". If the Q value is greater than 0.707, the frequency response may even spike in the passband.
A common method of generating complex poles is to use an operational amplifier in a feedback configuration. However, as the signal bandwidth increases, this can result in a high cost of current consumption. The reason is that the op-amp requires a bandwidth 5-10 times higher than the signal bandwidth, referred to as Unity Gain Bandwidth (UGB) or gain-bandwidth product (GBP), in order to maintain a high loop gain in the passband. If a higher order filter is required, more operational amplifiers are required, further increasing the current consumption. For example, the current 5G product requires a Base Transceiver Station (BTS) with an Instantaneous Bandwidth (IBW) of 400MHz, even with an IBW of 800MHz, i.e., 200MHz baseband BW on in-phase and quadrature-phase signals. This means that the Digital Predistortion (DPD) bandwidth will be higher. Depending on how high linearity (linearity) requirements are needed to set the loop gain, this means that the op-amp needs to have a UGB of about 3-6 GHz. If 800MHz IBW is required, this may need to be doubled, which makes it difficult to achieve even at high current consumption.
Another method of generating the complex poles is to use a transconductance-capacitance (gm-C) type filter. Unfortunately, due to the large input and output voltage swings, they are poorly linear at low supply voltages.
Disclosure of Invention
It is therefore an object of embodiments herein to provide a low pass filter with improved performance.
According to one aspect of embodiments herein, the object is achieved by a filter circuit having a first end and a second end. The filter circuit includes: a first transistor having a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal; a second transistor having a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal. The filter circuit further includes first and second switches, first and second capacitors, and a resistor. The first end of the first transistor, the first end of the first switch, and the first end of the first capacitor are connected to the first end of the filter circuit. The first end of the second transistor, the first end of the second switch, and the first end of the second capacitor are connected to the second end of the filter circuit. The second end of the first transistor, the second end of the second transistor, and the first end of the resistor are connected together. The third terminals of the first and second transistors are connected together. A second end of the first switch, a second end of the second switch, and the second end of the resistor are connected together. The second terminals of the first and second capacitors are connected to signal ground. By changing the on-off state of the first switch and the second switch, the filter circuit may be configured to take either the first terminal as an input and the second terminal as an output or the first terminal as an output and the second terminal as an input.
In other words, according to embodiments herein, a filter circuit with low-pass characteristics is realized by using an active inductor. The current mirror connections of the first and second transistors form an active inductor. This makes it possible to generate a complex pole with a good Q value and achieve a high bandwidth. By means of the first and second switches, the current mirror is configured to be switchable and the filter circuit can be easily made bi-directional. The filter circuit can be easily integrated with a DAC or ADC and a passive mixer. Since the passive mixer is already bi-directional, the bi-directional filter circuit and mixer combination can be used for both transmit and receive modes.
The filter circuit according to embodiments herein has some advantages:
the filter circuit itself has a high bandwidth, since there is no conventional tradeoff between bandwidth and current consumption in this topology.
By implementing the first and second capacitors and the resistor with switched or variable capacitors and resistors, the bandwidth may be scalable, which makes it possible to adapt to different products with different IBWs.
The filter circuit is robust compared to op amp based solutions, because there is no feedback loop, neither differential mode (differential mode) nor common mode (common mode), thereby eliminating stability problems.
It is simple and does not require bias voltage, reference current, etc.
Since the entire filter circuit consists of a single current mirror, it can be operated at very low supply voltages.
The pairs of poles are formed at the input, i.e. the diode connected transistor side of the current mirror is dependent on the state of the first and second switches, independent of the current mirror gain. The gain of the current mirror can be changed without disturbing the complex poles, thereby enabling gain programmability.
The bi-directional nature of the filter circuit supports transmit and receive operations on the same LPF and mixer chain. In this way, the LO distribution will become smaller and consume less current.
Thus, the filter circuit according to embodiments herein provides a low pass filter with improved performance.
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fig. 1 (a) is a schematic diagram of an active inductor according to the prior art; (b) Is a small signal model of the active inductor shown in (a); (c) Is a graph showing the input impedance of the active inductor; and (d) is a small signal equivalent circuit diagram of the active inductor;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a filter circuit according to embodiments herein;
FIG. 3 (a) is a simplified schematic diagram of a filter circuit according to embodiments herein when operating in one of two directions; (b) Is a small-signal equivalent circuit of the filter circuit shown in (a);
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a filter circuit incorporating a mixer and DAC/ADC according to an embodiment;
FIG. 5 is a graph illustrating simulated transfer functions of a filter circuit for transmit mode according to embodiments herein;
FIG. 6 is a graph illustrating simulated transfer functions of a filter circuit for a receive mode according to embodiments herein; and
fig. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device in which embodiments herein may be implemented.
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As part of developing embodiments herein, an active inductor according to the prior art will first be discussed. In the IEEE International Circuit and System seminar (IEEE catalog number 04CH 37512) (2004 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (IEEE Cat. No.04CH 37512)) 1V 4.2W fully integrated 2.5Gb/s CMOS limiting amplifier (A1V 4.2Mw fully integrated 2.5Gb/s CMOS limiting amplifier using folded active inductors) using a folded active inductor, wu (Wu) et al proposed an active folded inductor for use as a peak inductor in a limiting amplifier. Their goal is to extend the bandwidth of the limiting amplifier by eliminating parasitic capacitance using an active inductor. FIG. 1 (a) is a schematic diagram of an active inductor of Wu; (b) showing a small signal model of the active inductor; (c) Showing the input impedance of the active inductor as a function of frequency; and (d) a small signal equivalent circuit showing the active inductor of the wu. As can be seen from fig. 1, the folded active inductor circuit of wu is very similar to a diode connected Metal Oxide Silicon (MOS) transistor, which can be used as an input to a current mirror. The only difference is the resistance at the gate. The same transistor may be used as an active inductor or as part of a current mirror pair.
Based on this observation, a filter circuit 200 according to embodiments herein was developed and shown in fig. 2, using an active inductor similar to the inductor of wu.
The filter circuit 200 has a first end In1/Out1 and a second end In2/Out2.
The filter circuit 200 includes a first transistor M1 having a first terminal M11, a second terminal M12, and a third terminal M13, and a second transistor M2 having a first terminal M21, a second terminal M22, and a third terminal M23.
The filter circuit 200 further includes a first switch S1, a second switch S2, a first capacitor C1, a second capacitor C2, and a resistor R.
The first and second transistors M1/M2 are connected in a current mirror topology together with a resistor R and first and second switches S1/S2. First and second capacitors C1/C2 are connected at first and second ends of the filter circuit 200, respectively. The connection of the elements in the filter circuit 200 is as follows:
the first terminal M11 of the first transistor M1, the first terminal S11 of the first switch S1, and the first terminal C11 of the first capacitor C1 are connected to the first terminal In1/Out1 of the filter circuit 200;
the first terminal M21 of the second transistor M2, the first terminal S21 of the second switch S2 and the first terminal C21 of the second capacitor C2 are connected to the second terminal In2/Out2 of the filter circuit 200;
the second terminal M12 of the first transistor M1, the second terminal M22 of the second transistor M2 and the first terminal R1 of the resistor R are connected together;
third terminals M13, M23 of the first and second transistors M1, M2 are connected together;
the second terminal S12 of the first switch S1, the second terminal S22 of the second switch S2 and the second terminal R2 of the resistor R are connected together; and
the second terminals C12, C22 of the first and second capacitors C1, C2 are connected to signal ground.
The filter circuit 200 may be configured to take either the first terminal In1/Out1 as an input and the second terminal In2/Out2 as an output or the first terminal In1/Out1 as an output and the second terminal In2/Out2 as an input by changing the on-off state of the first and second switches S1, S2.
It can be seen that the filter circuit 200 has an inductor embedded in the current mirror and is bi-directional by using two switches S1 and S2 that exchange the input or output roles of transistors M1 and M2 in the current mirror. In this way, the filter circuit 200 can be used as an LPF that can be made bidirectional by two switches.
It is noted that the active inductor and shunt (shunt) capacitor on the input side constitute a complex pole pair, while the shunt capacitor on the output side constitutes a real pole.
In order to derive the transfer function H (S) of the filter circuit 200 generating complex poles, a simplified schematic diagram of the filter circuit 200 when operating in one of two directions (where S1 is on and S2 is off) is shown in fig. 3 (a). For simplicity, this real pole is not included, so C2 is omitted in FIG. 3 (a). Fig. 3 (b) shows a small-signal equivalent circuit of the filter circuit 200 shown in (a).
The input current is
i in ＝g m ·v gs +i 1 +i 2 (1)
The output current is
i out ＝g m ·v gs (2)
The voltage at the input terminal is
The gate voltage of the transistor is
Substituting equation (4) into equation (2):
substituting equation (5) into equation (3):
substituting equations (2), (5) and (6) into equation (1):
then the transfer function H(s) is
The plural poles are
And the Q value of the pole is
As can be seen from the transfer function, the filter circuit 200 can be configured as a low pass filter and can generate complex poles with good Q values and achieve high bandwidth by using active inductors.
According to some embodiments herein, the first and second capacitors C1, C2 may be implemented with variable capacitors or switchable capacitor banks (banks). The resistor R may be implemented as a variable resistor or a switchable resistor bank. That is, the bandwidth of the filter circuit 200 may be made scalable by switching capacitors and resistors, which makes it possible to fit different products with different IBWs.
The filter circuit 200 has a current mirror topology and can be easily integrated with a DAC/ADC and a mixer. By making the current mirror switchable, the filter circuit 200 can be easily made bi-directional. Since the passive mixer is already bi-directional, a bi-directional filter and mixer combination is obtained, usable for both transmit and receive modes.
According to some embodiments herein, the filter circuit 200 may be implemented in a transceiver. Fig. 4 shows an example embodiment of a filter circuit 200 used as an LPF in a transceiver chain. The first terminal In1/Out1 of the filter circuit 200 may be coupled to a data converter 410, i.e. an ADC or DAC, and the second terminal In2/Out2 of the filter circuit 200 may be coupled to a mixer 420, i.e. an up-converter or a down-converter. When the first switch S1 is turned on and the second switch S2 is turned off, the filter circuit 200 operates in a transmitting mode, and when the first switch S1 is turned off and the second switch S2 is turned on, the filter circuit 200 operates in a receiving mode. The ADC/DAC may be a current-mode converter, the mixer may be a passive current-mode mixer, and the current-mode mixer may be a gilbert (gilbert) cell mixer.
The bi-directional nature of the filter circuit 200 enables transmit and receive operations to be performed on the same LPF and mixer chain. In this way, the Local Oscillator (LO) distribution will become smaller and consume less current, as one of the problems with dedicated Tx and Rx hardware chains is that the LO distribution consumes high current. For example, in a direct quadrature conversion architecture, 4 LO signals need to be routed to Tx and Rx at RF frequencies (e.g., 28 GHz). Routing to two blocks adds more capacitive load, increases current consumption and requires area, as these are sensitive lines that need to be shielded. Furthermore, not all unused LO buffers may be turned off due to load pulling. For example, when Tx is off, some Tx buffers still need to operate because turning them on/off causes a glitch (glotch) in the Phase Locked Loop (PLL) output due to load variations. Another problem with dedicated Tx and Rx chains is the placement of the baseband filters. Since the LO path operating at RF frequency is prioritized, both Tx and Rx baseband blocks are pushed far away from the mixer. This can lead to long routes on the mixer baseband interface, adding parasitics and causing possible cross talk and interference problems. The bi-directional nature of the filter circuit 200 can address these issues.
The bi-directional filter circuit 200 is advantageous over the prior art op-amp based LPF solutions because to bi-directionally pass the op-amp based LPF, the input and output connections need to be switched by switches. This adds additional resistance and capacitance to the circuit, making high bandwidth operation more difficult and expensive.
The filter circuit 200 is simple and does not require bias voltages, reference currents, etc. It can be integrated into many circuits without consuming any additional current. For example, it may use the same current source as the data converter or mixer. Since the entire filter circuit consists of a single current mirror and the number of stacked transistors is small when integrated in the data converter and the mixer, it is possible to operate at very low supply voltages. It is a simple and robust method of generating complex poles at high bandwidth compared to op amp based solutions. Depending on its integration with the converter, it may implement all these features without consuming additional current in the system, as it may multiplex the current of other blocks.
The filter circuit 200 exhibits better efficiency in terms of Q versus power consumption at the pole. The filter circuit 200 in the current mirror topology is well suited for DAC and mixer current interfaces. The complex poles are generated without consuming any additional current.
The complex pole of the filter circuit 200 is formed by the capacitor C1/C2, the resistor R and the transistor M1/M2 at the input of the current mirror, i.e. the diode-connected transistor side of the current mirror, depending on the state of the first and second switch. The pole position is independent of the current mirror gain, i.e., the current mirror ratio. The current mirror gain can be adjusted without changing the pole position, thereby enabling gain programmability. If the current mirror requires gain, then bi-directional operation requires attention to this asymmetry, as the gain in one direction will be the attenuation in the other direction. For example, if the filter circuit 200, which acts as an Rx filter, requires more gain, this problem can be solved by adding an additional current mirror in front of the ADC, e.g. adding more pMOS transistors, which is only used in receive mode.
The filter circuit 200 has a high bandwidth internally, since the conventional trade-off between bandwidth and current consumption does not exist in this topology.
The filter circuit 200 is robust compared to an op-amp based solution, since there is no feedback loop, neither differential nor common mode, which eliminates stability problems.
According to some embodiments herein, the filter circuit 200 may be implemented in any circuit requiring filtering, such as a phase-locked loop circuit or a programmable delay line circuit.
The filter circuit 200 serving as the bi-directional LPF has been simulated in two test stations, namely, a baseband (BB) and an RF test station. The filter circuit 200 is made symmetrical in the simulation so as to give the same transfer function in both modes of operation.
Fig. 5 shows the transfer function of the filter circuit 200 in the baseband test station, i.e. the LPF in the transmitter chain used in Tx mode. The complex pole is-6.939 e 8 +/-j8.674 e 8 ，Q＝8.004e -1 . Zero point is 5.183e 9 、-8.563e 9 。
Fig. 6 shows the transfer function of the filter circuit 200 in the RF test station, i.e. as LPF in Rx mode in the receiver chain.
As can be seen from fig. 5 and 6, the 1dB bandwidth of the filter circuit 200 in the RF test station is a little lower than that of the BB test station, i.e., about 510MHz in the RF test station and about 660MHz in the BB test station.
The current conversion gain of the LPF circuit 200 and the mixer combination in Tx mode is-3.3 dB. In Rx mode, the current conversion gains of LPF 200 and the mixer are-11.7 dB for I and Q, respectively.
The filter circuit 200 according to embodiments herein may be used in a variety of electronic circuits or devices. Fig. 7 shows a block diagram of an electronic device 700. The electronic device 700 may include a transmitter, a receiver, or both, i.e., a transceiver Rx/Tx710, etc. The electronic device 700 includes the filter circuit 200. The electronic device 700 may comprise other units, of which a memory 720, a processing unit 730 are shown. The electronic device 700 may be a user equipment or a mobile device, a wireless communication device, a radio base station for a cellular communication system.
Although the filter circuit 200 shown in fig. 2 and 4 is implemented using NMOS transistors, bipolar implementations are also possible for the filter circuit 200, pmos. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the filter circuit 200 according to embodiments herein may be implemented by any semiconductor technology, such as bipolar, NMOS, PMOS, CMOS, field Effect Transistor (FET) or microelectromechanical system (MEMS) technology, etc. The first, second and third terminals of the first and second transistors M1, M2 may be referred to as gate, source, drain, respectively, for MOS or FET transistors, or as base, emitter, collector, respectively, for bipolar transistors, depending on the type of transistor used.
The circuits described herein, such as filter circuit 200, transceiver, phase-locked loop circuit, and programmable delay line, are suitable for integration on an integrated circuit. Thus, according to some embodiments, an integrated circuit is provided that includes one or more such circuits.
The words "include" or "comprise" as used herein are to be interpreted as non-limiting, i.e. meaning "at least consisting of.
The embodiments herein are not limited to the preferred embodiments described above. Various alternatives, modifications, and equivalents may be used. Accordingly, the above-described embodiments should not be taken as limiting the scope of the invention, which is defined by the appended claims.
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1. A filter circuit (200) having a first terminal (In 1/Out 1) and a second terminal (In 2/Out 2) and comprising:
a first transistor (M1) having a first terminal (M11), a second terminal (M12) and a third terminal (M13);
a second transistor (M2) having a first terminal (M21), a second terminal (M22) and a third terminal (M23);
a first switch (S1) and a second switch (S2);
a first capacitor (C1) and a second capacitor (C2); and
a resistor (R); wherein the method comprises the steps of
-the first terminal (M11) of the first transistor (M1), the first terminal (S11) of the first switch (S1) and the first terminal (C11) of the first capacitor (C1) are connected to the first terminal (In 1/Out 1) of the filter circuit;
-the first terminal (M21) of the second transistor (M2), the first terminal (S21) of the second switch (S2) and the first terminal (C21) of the second capacitor (C2) are connected to the second terminal (In 2/Out 2) of the filter circuit;
-the second terminal (M12) of the first transistor (M1), the second terminal (M22) of the second transistor (M2) and the first terminal (R1) of the resistor (R) are connected together;
-said third terminals (M13, M23) of said first and second transistors (M1, M2) are connected together;
-a second terminal (S12) of the first switch (S1), a second terminal (S22) of the second switch (S2) and a second terminal (R2) of the resistor (R) are connected together;
second ends (C12, C22) of the first and second capacitors are connected to signal ground; and wherein
The filter circuit (200) may be configured to take the first terminal (In 1/Out 1) as an input and the second terminal (In 2/Out 2) as an output, or the first terminal (In 1/Out 1) as an output and the second terminal (In 2/Out 2) as an input, by changing the on-off states of the first and second switches.
2. The filter circuit (200) of claim 1, wherein the first and second capacitors (C1, C2) are implemented with a variable capacitor or switchable capacitor bank.
3. The filter circuit (200) according to any of claims 1-2, wherein the resistor (R) is implemented with a variable resistor or a switchable resistor bank.
4. A filter circuit (200) according to any of claims 1-3, wherein the filter circuit (200) is implemented In a transceiver, and wherein the first end (In 1/Out 1) of the filter circuit (200) is coupled to a data converter (410), the second end (In 2/Out 2) of the filter circuit (200) is coupled to a mixer (420), and wherein the filter circuit (200) operates In a transmit mode when the first switch (S1) is turned on and the second switch (S2) is turned off, and the filter circuit (200) operates In a receive mode when the first switch (S1) is turned off and the second switch (S2) is turned on.
5. A filter circuit (200) according to any of claims 1-3, wherein the filter circuit (200) is implemented in a phase locked loop circuit or a programmable delay line circuit.
6. A transceiver, comprising: the filter circuit (200) of claim 4, said data converter (410) and said mixer (420).
7. An electronic device (700) comprising a filter circuit (200) according to any of claims 1-5.
8. The electronic device (700) of claim 7, wherein the electronic device is any one of a base station and a wireless communication device for a cellular communication system.
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